Bayfield’s story is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 5 old photos of Bayfield. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town derives its name from W.A. Bay, founder. The Bayfield, Colorado, post office opened on February 25, 1899, and the Town of Bayfield was incorporated on August 18, 1906.
On January 19, 1988, Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286 crashed in Bayfield, killing nine of the 17 people aboard.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Bayfield’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bayfield’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo2 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewBayfield Wells Court, 1980: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Bayfield, decade by decade
1990s
unknown2 items
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Bayfield Wells Court (1980) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (10) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.